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Sprint Selects Airbiquity as a Technology Provider for Its Sprint Velocity Solution

[November 29, 2012]

Sprint Selects Airbiquity as a Technology Provider for Its Sprint Velocity Solution

SEATTLE --(Business Wire)--

Sprint (News - Alert), a market leader in engineering and deploying innovative wireless
communications services, today announced its selection of Airbiquity as
a technology provider for its Sprint Velocity global connected vehicle
solution. Airbiquity is a global leader in wireless connected vehicle
services. The two companies have reached an agreement to use the
Airbiquity Choreo service delivery platform within the Sprint Velocity
solution for vehicle manufacturers.

"Sprint is leading the way in helping automakers more easily and
affordably provide connected services in their autos and passenger
trucks, and we are excited to expand our capability through pivotal
relationships with market leaders like Airbiquity," said Wayne Ward,
vice president, Emerging Solutions, Sprint. "Airbiquity's Choreo is a
valuable addition to our Sprint Velocity ecosystem, providing a potent
technology option for the integration of in-vehicle communication
systems."

Sprint is actively working with industry-leading technology providers to
pioneer mobile integration and enablement for auto manufacturers, as
well as other connected transportation solutions. Connected
transportation technologies play an increasingly important role in
reducing environmental impact, supporting the development of smart
grid/electric vehicle implementations, and minimizing driver
distraction. Sprint and Airbiquity are also exploring additional market
segments where they might collaborate, including other transportation
and medical markets.

"Wireless operators have significant market reach and scale and are
playing a pivotal role in the design of connected vehicle solutions,"
said John Canali, senior analyst of th Global Automotive Practice at
Strategy Analytics (News - Alert). "Combining the scale of wireless operators with the
capabilities of category specialists would be very attractive to a
number of automotive companies."

"Sprint is a true wireless innovator and M2M market leader, and
Airbiquity is pleased to contribute its expertise and experience to the
groundbreaking Sprint Velocity connected vehicle solution," said David
Jumpa, chief revenue officer, Airbiquity. "Our proven track record,
matched with the flexible and resilient nature of our Choreo service
delivery platform, will enable us to bring global solutions to market
for the many complex M2M service challenges facing more and more
industries."

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served nearly 56 million
customers at the end of the third quarter of 2012 and is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national
carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data
services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile (News - Alert) USA, Boost
Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international
push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American
Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint No. 1 among all national
carriers in customer satisfaction and most improved, across all 47
industries, during the last four years. Newsweek ranked Sprint
No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the
nation's greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications
company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.

About Airbiquity

Airbiquity is at the forefront of change in the automotive industry,
integrating advances in software, communications technology and wireless
services with vehicles. Its connected vehicle solutions offer automakers
a flexible platform for delivering innovative applications and services
that help automobiles adapt to the driver's digital lifestyle. To learn
more about Airbiquity, visit www.airbiquity.com.